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Ben-Hur (1959)

TV_PG 212 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -  16 December 1959 (UK)
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When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.

 

Director: 

William Wyler

Writers: 

Lew Wallace (novel)Karl Tunberg (screenplay)

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Charlton HestonCharlton Heston...
Jack HawkinsJack Hawkins...
Haya HarareetHaya Harareet...
Stephen BoydStephen Boyd...
Hugh GriffithHugh Griffith...
Martha ScottMartha Scott...
Cathy O'DonnellCathy O'Donnell...
Sam JaffeSam Jaffe...
Finlay CurrieFinlay Currie...
Balthasar / Narrator
Frank ThringFrank Thring...
Terence LongdonTerence Longdon...
George RelphGeorge Relph...
André MorellAndré Morell...
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Storyline

Judah Ben-Hur lives as a rich Jewish prince and merchant in Jerusalem at the beginning of the 1st century. Together with the new governor his old friend Messala arrives as commanding officer of the Roman legions. At first they are happy to meet after a long time but their different politic views separate them. During the welcome parade a roof tile falls down from Judah's house and injures the governor. Although Messala knows they are not guilty, he sends Judah to the galleys and throws his mother and sister into prison. But Judah swears to come back and take revenge.Written by Matthias Scheler <tron@lyssa.owl.de>  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

 Friend | Roman | Galley | Jerusalem | Revenge  | 

Taglines:

 A Tale of the Christ 

Genres:

 Action | Adventure | Drama | History | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

 Warner Bros [United States] | 

Country:

 USA

Language:

 English

Release Date:

 16 December 1959 (UK) 

Also Known As:

 Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 

Filming Locations:

Santiago Papsquiaro Durango Mexico Arcinazzo Romano, Frosinone, Lazio, Italy Durango Mexico

Box Office

Budget:

 $15,900,000 (estimated)

Gross:

 $90,000,000 (Worldwide) (January 1989)


Company Credits

Production Co:

 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) 
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 212 min  | Sweden: 219 min (1970)  | Sweden: 224 min (1962)  | UK: 222 min(1993 re-release)  | 214 min (DVD edition)  | 222 min (2005 DVD)

Sound Mix:

 70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) (Westrex Recording System) | Dolby (1993 re-release)

Color:

 Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

 2.76 : 1
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Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robert PowellRobert Powell...
Jesus Christ (2 episodes, 1977)
Anne BancroftAnne Bancroft...
Mary Magdalene (2 episodes, 1977)
Ernest BorgnineErnest Borgnine...
The Centurion (2 episodes, 1977)
James FarentinoJames Farentino...
Simon Peter (2 episodes, 1977)
Ian McShaneIan McShane...
Judas Iscariot (2 episodes, 1977)
Christopher PlummerChristopher Plummer...
Herod Antipas (2 episodes, 1977)
Olivia HusseyOlivia Hussey...
Virgin Mary (2 episodes, 1977)
Tony VogelTony Vogel...
Andrew (2 episodes, 1977)
John DuttineJohn Duttine...
John the Evangelist (2 episodes, 1977)
Michael YorkMichael York...
John the Baptist (2 episodes, 1977)
Jonathan MullerJonathan Muller...
James I (2 episodes, 1977)
Sergio NicolaiSergio Nicolai...
James II (2 episodes, 1977)
John EasthamJohn Eastham...
Bartholomew (2 episodes, 1977)

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A reverent depiction of the life of Christ using the Gospel accounts.



Plot Keywords:

 Critically Acclaimed | Roman Empire | 1st Century | Death | Ancient Text | 

Genres:

 Biography | Drama | History

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Details

Country:

 Italy | UK

Language:

 English | Syriac

Release Date:

 3 April 1977 (USA) 

Also Known As:

 Gesù di Nazareth 

Filming Locations:

Durango Mexico Ait Benhaddou, Morocco 


Company Credits

 

Technical Specs

Runtime:

 382 min  | UK: 180 min (2 episodes)  | Italy: 237 min (2 parts)

Sound Mix:

 Stereo

Color:

 Color

Aspect Ratio:

 1.33 : 1
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Eli WallachEli Wallach...
Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood...
Lee Van CleefLee Van Cleef...
Aldo GiuffrèAldo Giuffrè...
Alcoholic Union Captain (as Aldo Giuffre')
Luigi PistilliLuigi Pistilli...
Rada RassimovRada Rassimov...
Enzo PetitoEnzo Petito...
Claudio ScarchilliClaudio Scarchilli...
Mexican Peon
John BarthaJohn Bartha...
Sheriff (as John Bartho)
Livio LorenzonLivio Lorenzon...
Antonio CasaleAntonio Casale...
Sandro ScarchilliSandro Scarchilli...
Mexican Peon
Benito StefanelliBenito Stefanelli...
Member of Angel Eyes' Gang
Angelo NoviAngelo Novi...
Monk
Antonio CasasAntonio Casas...
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Blondie (The Good) is a professional gunslinger who is out trying to earn a few dollars. Angel Eyes (The Bad) is a hit man who always commits to a task and sees it through, as long as he is paid to do so. And Tuco (The Ugly) is a wanted outlaw trying to take care of his own hide. Tuco and Blondie share a partnership together making money off Tuco's bounty, but when Blondie unties the partnership, Tuco tries to hunt down Blondie. When Blondie and Tuco comes across a horse carriage loaded with dead bodies, they soon learn from the only survivor (Bill Carson) that he and a few other men have buried a stash of gold in a cemetery. Unfortunately Carson dies and Tuco only finds out the name of the cemetery, while Blondie finds out the name on the grave. Now the two must keep each other alive in order to find the gold. Angel Eyes (who had been looking for Bill Carson) discovers that Tuco and Blondie meet with Carson and knows they know the location of the gold... Written by Jeremy Thomson  

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

 Gold | Cemetery | Battle | Treasure | American Civil War  | 

Taglines:

 A classic western! A classic music theme! 

Genres:

 Adventure | Western

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Details

Country:

 Italy | Spain | West Germany

Language:

 Italian

Release Date:

 29 December 1967 (USA) 

Also Known As:

 El bueno, el malo y el feo 

Filming Locations:

Durango Mexico,Santiago Papsquiaro Durango Mexico

 Almería, Andalucía, Spain 

Box Office

Budget:

 $1,200,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

 $10,584 (Finland) (7 August 2003) (1 Screen)

Gross:

 $19,000,000 (USA)


Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 161 min  | France: 186 min (dubbed version)  | Spain: 182 min  | 179 min(2003 extended English version)  | Finland: 142 min (1984) (cut version)

Sound Mix:

 Mono

Color:

 Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

 2.35 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

In addition to the train scene,Eli Wallach cheated death in the first scene where Eastwood's character shoots him down from a hanging. The gunshot scared the horse, which took off running at full speed for nearly a mile. Wallach's hands were tied behind his back, and he had to hang for dear life with his knees. 

Goofs

Factual errors: At the end of the movie Blondie flips up the long-range leaf sight on his rifle but the cross member is so loose it falls down to the very bottom. This would give him no elevation of the gun barrel to allow for bullet drop, at the 1000 yards he must have been at, to make that shot.  »

Quotes

[first lines] 
Stevens: You're... from Baker... Tell Baker that I told him all that I know already. Tell him I want to live in peace, understand? That it's no use to go on tormenting me! I know nothing at all about that case of coins. Now that gold has disappeared, but if he'd listened, we could have avoided this altogether. I went to the Army court; there were no witnesses. They couldn't uncover any more. I can't tell Baker what happened to the money; go back and tell him that!


Connections

Referenced in Jackass Number Two (2006) 

Soundtracks

The Lyrics of the Song "The Soldiers Story"
by Tommie Connor
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